Postdoctoral Faculty Fellows Program

The innovative Postdoctoral Faculty Fellowship (PFF) Program provides a two-year, full time appointment in the Department of Chemistry for recent Ph.D. graduates who are planning academic careers at 4-year liberal arts colleges. The program gives fellows first-hand experience in teaching chemistry, while at the same time enabling them to conduct research.

Teaching: PFFs teach undergraduate classes, which have included general, organic, inorganic, and physical chemistry; lead discussion sections; direct laboratory sessions; advise students, and present lectures in our core courses in collaboration with faculty mentors. They develop course and laboratory content and materials and mentor undergraduate research students.

Research: PFFs conduct research in affiliation with faculty research groups (analytical, organic, physical, inorganic, biochemistry). They have wide flexibility in selecting a laboratory and research project. Each fellow conducts her or his own research approximately half time during the academic year and full time in the summer months.

The Program gives PFFs exceptional experience in teaching chemistry at the university level and a clear advantage in the academic job market. PFF alumni have received Assistant Professorships at such four-year institutions as Roger Williams University, Bard College, Georgetown Southern University, Fairfield University, Massachusetts Liberal Arts College, Hamilton College, Wilkes University, Belmont College, and Union College.